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Elections in Costa Rica
Sovereign state
Next election
date to be confirmed
RC
Rodrigo Chaves live
Head of state & government - Social Democratic Progress Party
In office since
8 May 2022
Party
Social Democratic Progress Party
Region
North America
Next election
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Government
-
Capital
San José
Population
5 265 575
Country facts
Legislature
Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
Established
1821
Currency
Costa Rican colón
Official language
Spanish
Capital
San José
Region
North America
Area
51,179 km2
Election history
1 April 2018presidential
Costa Rican presidential election
won: Carlos Alvarado Quesada
2 February 2014presidential
Costa Rican presidential election
won: Luis Guillermo Solís
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2026 - Rodrigo Chaves Laura Fernández Delgado
peaceful - no coup recorded
2022 - Carlos Alvarado Quesada Rodrigo Chaves
peaceful - no coup recorded
2018 - Luis Guillermo Solís Carlos Alvarado Quesada
peaceful - no coup recorded
2014 - Laura Chinchilla Luis Guillermo Solís
peaceful - no coup recorded
2010 - Óscar Arias Sánchez Laura Chinchilla
peaceful - no coup recorded
2006 - Abel Pacheco Óscar Arias Sánchez
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.